Need some opinion on a capture method

[Remedy99]

A manager at a petco near my house said to buy a mouse, kill it, and cut it so that some blood will come out and that the red tail will be attracted to the blood. she then said to place the mouse in a small animal carry case (which i have already) and that he will hover around the case trying to break it open. Anyone think its worth a shot?

[infernalis]

I am amazed that PETCO of all places did not try and sell you a frozen mouse before suggesting that you kill a live one.

[Remedy99]

haha yea me too. but does it sound like its worth a shot? its his first time out and hes like the bigest panzy of snakes lol.

[Remedy99]

well i used to work there so she knows me lol but the whole being attracted to blood thing is making me look for a second opinion on the method

[Nafun]

I'm amazed that petco didn't try to sell you a ball python, a hundred feeder crickets, a screen top aquarium, cedar substrate, and a uv bulb instead of offering legitimate advice.

[dragunov.762]

it might work i would use a frozen mouse myself but it is worth a shot. it wouldn'y be the blood they are attracted too. you are not trying to catch a shark but the smell of a brained mouse might draw him out

[infernalis]

it might work i would use a frozen mouse myself but it is worth a shot. it wouldn'y be the blood they are attracted too. you are not trying to catch a shark but the smell of a brained mouse might draw him out


Cool post!

[Lankyrob]

Wrap the frozen/thawed mouse in kitchen towel (something not TOO absorbent) and over turn a spoon so that one of the edges is about halfway across the mouses skull - hold the spoon steady with one hand and hit the spoon with the other as if crushing a garlic clove. Brains them pretty well and any "mess" is contained. Open up the kitchen towel and place it inside whatever you are trying to catch the snake in. The towel will help to spread the smell required.

[emseeKAY]

yep, braining it usually works pretty well, some snakes are just too stubborn but for the most part, it works well lol

[Coffee Black]

I brained a mouse once and I really don't know if I could ever do it again. Jamming a pin into a mouse skull was fairly horrific for me. If I did i would have to use headphones to avoid the sound and use something to hit the pin with instead of just pushing it in to avoid the feel. Anyway, after my lovely description I suggest you do it haha. Sorry.

[Lankyrob]

I brained a mouse once and I really don't know if I could ever do it again. Jamming a pin into a mouse skull was fairly horrific for me. If I did i would have to use headphones to avoid the sound and use something to hit the pin with instead of just pushing it in to avoid the feel. Anyway, after my lovely description I suggest you do it haha. Sorry.


lol - thats why i do it my way - cant see or feel anything as it happens.

[dragunov.762]

cut its skull with a really sharp knife and you avoid the feel, cover it like Rob said and you solve the looking at it. but i totally agree that braining a mouse is almost a nauseating feeling

[shaunyboy]

i brain mine with a pair of plyers.wrap head in kitchen towel then squeeze.i would then put brained item in a hessien sack.leave the sack some where quiet and warm near where you think the snake may be.prop open 5 or 6 inches of the sack.repeat this every night with a fresh food item.you could even put a heat mat under the sack but ALWAYS USE A THERMOSTAT.hope you find him soon
cheers shaun

[shaunyboy]

Wrap the frozen/thawed mouse in kitchen towel (something not TOO absorbent) and over turn a spoon so that one of the edges is about halfway across the mouses skull - hold the spoon steady with one hand and hit the spoon with the other as if crushing a garlic clove. Brains them pretty well and any "mess" is contained. Open up the kitchen towel and place it inside whatever you are trying to catch the snake in. The towel will help to spread the smell required.


i use plyers rob i dont think i could do it with my bare hands and a spoon.the feeling of it would freak me out.its bad enough feeling it through the plyers.

i am currently having to scent rat fuzzies with a burst rat pup to get 2 of my carpets onto fuzzies.this is the first time ive ever had to do this and its gross to say the least.

the things we do for our snakes eh .....!!!

cheers shaun
just remembered the time my wifes friend walked into our house and heres me heating rats up with a hair dryer for feeding time.she actually went eeeeyuck why are you blowdrying dead rats fur ?????

[Lankyrob]

lmao - Shaun - i just think of it as crushing garlic - it has the same feel!!

[Nafun]

I've only had to brain once, I used two scraps of 1x2 and crushed the head between them, then stabbed it with a butcher knife. Worked well though.

[Coffee Black]

I've only had to brain once, I used two scraps of 1x2 and crushed the head between them, then stabbed it with a butcher knife. Worked well though.

Thats aweful haha. Chunks of wood and butcher knives in the brain is sooooo B horror movie.

[Kmef07]

lmao - Shaun - i just think of it as crushing garlic - it has the same feel!!

Dang I use garlic all the time when I cook and now I am not going to be able to use it for a while, because I am going to think about breaking a rats skull and that is going to make me loose my appetite. Thanks lol...

[infernalis]

I guess it's a good thing for garlic powder then.

[Lankyrob]

Dang I use garlic all the time when I cook and now I am not going to be able to use it for a while, because I am going to think about breaking a rats skull and that is going to make me loose my appetite. Thanks lol...


LMAO - just make sure you use a different "crusher" and dont get mixed up!!:Wow::):Wow:

[infernalis]

I kinda know what you mean there Rob, i used a plate from the kitchen cupboard once to thaw out a pile of frozen pinkies, even though I know it has been washed with soap and very hot water, I can't even bring myself to sit a sandwich on it anymore.

[Kmef07]

I guess it's a good thing for garlic powder then.

Garlic powder sucks lol. Nothin like fresh garlic out of my garden.